Real versus nominal GDP Consider a simple economy that produces two goods: stickers and paper plates. The following table shows the prices and quantities of the goods over a three-year period.   Year Stickers Paper plates Price Quantity Price Quantity (Dollars per sticker) (Number of stickers) (Dollars per paper plate) (Number of paper plates) 2020 3 260 2 160 2021 4 120 2 220 2022 3 155 2 140   Use the information from the preceding table to fill in the following table.   Year Nominal GDP Real GDP GDP Deflator (Dollars) (Base year 2020, dollars) 2020       2021       2022       From 2021 to 2022, nominal GDP DECREASED OR INCREASED , and real GDP  INCREASED OR DECREASED. The inflation rate in 2022 was  -13% or -.01% or 13% or 87% or 115%. Why is real GDP a more accurate measure of an economy's production than nominal GDP?   a. Real GDP is not influenced by price changes, but nominal GDP is.   b. Real GDP measures the value of the goods and services an economy produces, but nominal GDP measures the value of the goods and services an economy consumes.   c. Real GDP includes the value of exports, but nominal GDP does not.

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Real versus nominal GDP

Consider a simple economy that produces two goods: stickers and paper plates. The following table shows the prices and quantities of the goods over a three-year period.
 
Year
Stickers
Paper plates
Price
Quantity
Price
Quantity
(Dollars per sticker)
(Number of stickers)
(Dollars per paper plate)
(Number of paper plates)
2020 3 260 2 160
2021 4 120 2 220
2022 3 155 2 140
 
Use the information from the preceding table to fill in the following table.
 
Year
Nominal GDP
Real GDP
GDP Deflator
(Dollars)
(Base year 2020, dollars)
2020
 
 
 
2021
 
 
 
2022
 
 
 

From 2021 to 2022, nominal GDP DECREASED OR INCREASED , and real GDP  INCREASED OR DECREASED.

The inflation rate in 2022 was  -13% or -.01% or 13% or 87% or 115%.

Why is real GDP a more accurate measure of an economy's production than nominal GDP?
 
a. Real GDP is not influenced by price changes, but nominal GDP is.
 
b. Real GDP measures the value of the goods and services an economy produces, but nominal GDP measures the value of the goods and services an economy consumes.
 
c. Real GDP includes the value of exports, but nominal GDP does not.
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The market value of the products and services produced during a given period is known as the nominal gross domestic product. The real GDP is determined for a given time and adjusted according to the price level. It represents the adjusted market value of the products and services. 

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